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​​Building resilience by improving cyber security, published by the ​Business Continuity Institute during Business Continuity Awareness Week, revealed that users are often choosing weak passwords and so leaving their IT networks vulnerable, and this vulnerability has now been realised at the UK Houses of Parliament.

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Business Continuity Awareness Week is now only a little over a month away and we would really like you to get involved. To help incentivize you, this year we are launching two competitions, each one giving you the chance to win a £250 Amazon gift card.

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The countdown has begun for Business Continuity Awareness Week (15th - 19th May 2017). We are only a few months away, and now we have published the posters that will be used to promote the week. The theme for BCAW this year is cyber security, and we have produced a series of six posters that all highlight an activity that each and every one of us can do in order to help improve cyber security.

​At the Disaster Recovery Journal Fall World Conference in September 2016, the Business Continuity Institute’s US Chapter and the US ​20/20 Group had the opportunity and responsibility to organize and participate in the DRJ Advanced Track, specifically designed for the most seasoned attendees.

Save the date in your diary. Business Continuity Awareness Week 2017 will be held between the 15th and 19th May 2017, and the theme for the week will be cyber resilience. Think about how you could get involved, and how you will help to raise awareness of the need for business continuity and the importance of cyber resilience.

What is the return on investment of business continuity? How do you justify to top management any investment in business continuity? It's a tough question. If a disruption does occur, then clearly having a business continuity plan will demonstrate significant value, as it will help you manage through the disruption. But what if a disruption hasn’t occurred?

We are only a few months away from Business Continuity Awareness Week and now we have published the posters that will be used to promote the week. The theme this year is return on investment, so all four posters display the message discover the value of business continuity, as ultimately we want to get the message across that business continuity can have additional benefits.

What is the value of business continuity? Sure if you have a crisis and the world starts collapsing around you then there could be some benefit – having a plan is place would help you work through the worst of the disruption. But what if you don’t have a crisis, what if your business is ticking along just fine, is there any value to business continuity then? Is there a return on investment?